Orificial fixture



Sept 14, 1937. c. H. EDMUNDS 2,093,189

RIFICIAL FIXTURE Filed Jan. 2l, 1955 i)TTORNEY Patented Sept. 14, 1937 .,fUNITED STATES PATENT oI-*FICEl f oRIFIoIAL FIXTURE olarance Harold Edmunds, oak Park, nl. Application January 21, 1935, Serial No. 2,679

3 Claims.

l 'I he present invention pertains to discharge means `for vials, bottles and analogous containers and more particularly to drip-catching attachments therefor. f

The principal object of the invention is to provide a means for rendering ordinary liquid receptacles at all times clean and sanitary.V

To achieve the above and other objects this invention contemplates the provision of an oricial fixture for bottles or other similar containershaving a projecting spout Aand a reservoir or well surrounding said spout and subjacently disposed to the pouring lip thereof.

The device according to the present invention assures the full control of the flow of liquids or semi-liquids from the bottle or receptacle irrespective of the viscosity of the fluid and renders more ready the counting of drops therefrom. Briefly, the present invention provides a device which will prevent the contents running down the outside of the container after pouring so that the outside of the container will always present a clean and sanitary appearance, and be free from contamination. The accompanying illustrations depict various embodiments ranging from means integrally` formed with the bottle or container to forms constructed independently thereof.

The foregoing and other objects and features of the invention will appear from the ensuing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which Figs. l to 6 inclusive are sectional views of various forms of the device according to the present invention. n

In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1 the bottle II is of the screw cap type wherein the neck I2 is provided with a helical bead or thread I3, and'may or may not be provided with an annular stop bead I4. The usual metallic cap for bottles of this type has been replaced with the device according to the present invention, indicated generally by the numeral I5, which comprises a cylindrical portion I6 having a helical channel I 'I fo-rmed therein adapted to mesh with bead I3. 'Ihe portion I6 extends above the neck I2 as indicated and is provided adjacent its upper edge with a helical channel which is adapted to mesh with a similarly conformed channel I8 in a cap member I9.

Fitted inside of the portion I6 intermediate the threaded portions thereof and adapted to be held or clamped between the upper threaded portion thereof at the top edge of neck I2 is a flanged disc portion 2|, having centrally located therein and extending vertically therefrom a spout 22 preferably of cylindrical conformation. The spout 22 extends or projects above the upper edgeof portion I6 a substantial amount and hasV its upper inner surface tapered oi and flared outwardly, if preferred, so as to provide a suitable pouring lip 23 capable of controlling the flow of liquid'from the container, so as to enable drops of the contents to be counted if desired. The spout 22 may or may not be integrally formed with the disc 2 I, and the manner of securing disc 2| to portion I6 is' optional. It is obvious, of course, that there need be no securing or attaching instrumentality between the vertical annular or peripheral ridge of disc 2| and the inner wall of portion I6, and that the clamping or holding tendencies of the upper thread or channel of portion I6 upon said ridge is sumlcient to maintain the rigidity of the assembly. In fact, the vertical annular ridgemay be dispensed with whereupon the upper channel of portion I6 r and the channel I'I will cooperate with the bead I3 of theneck I2 of bottle I I to grip, clamp or otherwise hold the disc 2|.

With the arrangement thus described, a reservoir or'well 24 is provided which surrounds the spout 22 and is subjacently disposed to the pouring lip 23. The'cap I9, asis customary, is provided with a pad 25 of cork or similar material adapted to press down upon the opening of the spout 22 when the cap I9 is screwed onto portion y I6Y to prevent leakage. A perforated disc or washer 26 of cork or similar suitable vmaterial may be provided between the disc V2| and the top of the bottleneck I2 to insure a proper seal thereat.

n is thus observed that withY the embodiment amount of the contents of the container which will tend to run or flow down into the Well or reservoir 24, thus being intercepted by said reservoir and preventing the side of the container II from becoming contaminated. The residue or drippings that have thus been intercepted by the reservoir 24 will either evaporate or thicken depending on the nature and properties of the contents and will not have touched nor have come into contact with the side of the container II. This arrangement is especially advantageous in view of the fact that labels usually attached to the side of the container will not become smeared with the contents of the bottle and be thus rendered illegible, if not entirely obliterated.

Having reference to the modification indicated in Fig. 2 the container 3| is provided with a neck portion 32 similar to the form shown in Fig. 1, with the exception that the inside of the neck 32 is provided with a shouldered portion 33. Fitted into the neck 32 and abutting the shouldered portion 33 is member 34 composed of cork or other suitable material having a resilient quality. The member 34 is adapted to carry co-axially therewith, by appropriate attaching-'means a vertical spout 35 which extends above the mouth 36 of the bottle. The member 34 is of a thickness less than the distance between the shoulder 33 and mouth 35, thereby providing a well or reservoir 31 below or subjacent to the mouth or orice'f the spout 35. Similar to theform illustratedvin Fig. l, the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 is likewise provided with a screw cap '38, having a Sealing pad 39, adapted to screw onto the neck 32 of the bottle or container 3l. The mouth of the spout 35 is preferably flared to control the flow of the contents of the container.

Referring to the form illustrated in Fig. 3, the

portion 43, ywhich is analogous to shoulder 33 and member 34 of Fig. 1, is made integral with the neck portion 42 of container 4I. Tightly held by'portion '43 and centrally positioned with respect thereto is a vertically extending spout 44,

which as previously indicated, protrudes beyond the mouth of the container. The wall of the neck portion 42 is flanged inwardly at the mouth of the container 4I so as to produce a baffle 45. The advantageous feature of this arrangement resides in the fact that when the container 4I is tipped for the purpose of pouring out its contents through the mouth of the spout 44, any porl tion of the contents whichmay have been previously collected in the well or reservoir 46 will be retained therein and prevented from flowing out therefrom. It is understood, of course, that baille 45 is applicable as well to the embodiments of the invention disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. The embodiment disclosed in Fig. 3 is shown as provided with a screw cap 41 having asealing pad 48.

In the embodiment representedby Fig. 4 the spout 50 is integral with the bottle or container 5I, the portion 52 between the base of the spout 50 and the neck 53 being conformed so as to produce a well or reservoir 54. This form is shown as provided with a screw cap 55 'having a sealing pad 56 acting to close the orifice of spout 50 only. The form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5 is similar to that shown in Fig. 4, except that in theA former Ait is contemplated to plug the opening of the spout 51 with a cork or other suitable plug or stopper 58.

According to the modification shown in Fig. 6, the present invention is shown as adapted to'bottles or containers of an existing or common typ and a device according to the invention is substituted for the cork or stopper usually provided for such bottles. The form represented in Fig. 6 comprises a portion 59 adapted to fit, either directly or through the medium of a cork bushing 60, into the neck of a bottle 6I. Surmounting portion 59 is a cup portion 62 forming a well 63 around a centrally disposed vertically projectingV spout-64 which projects above the top edge 65 of portion A62. The form of the invention disclosed in Fig. 6 may be sealed by any of the methods shown in Figs. 1 to 5, or it may be used. only when pouring and the bottle plugged or sealed in the ordinary manner with a cork or stopper. f.

The invention herein disclosed may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is therefore to be considered in all respects'as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within ther meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to vbe embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, an oricial fixture comprising a rst portion having a projecting spout surmounting a perforated disc adapted to fit over the orifice of a receptacle, and a second portion having means cooperable with said receptacle to clamp down said first portion onto the edge of the orifice and simultaneously to cooperate with said disc and spout to provide a reservoir surrounding said spout and subjacently disposed to the pouring lip thereof, said means terminating at its upper orificial end in an inwardly directed baille.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an oricial fixture comprising a projecting spout surmounting a perforated disc portion adapted to fit over the orifice 'of a receptacle, and means cooperable with said receptacle to hold said disc portion and simultaneously to cooperate with said disc portion and spout to provide a reservoir surrounding said spout 'subjacently disposed to the pouring lip thereof.

3. As anew article of manufacture, an oricial fixture comprising a projecting spout surmounting a perforated disc adapted to fit over the orice of a receptacle, means cooperable with said receptacle to hold said disc and simultaneously to cooperate with said disc andspout to provide a reservoir surrounding said spout subjacently disposed to the pouring lip thereof, and an inwardly directed baffle disposed at the upper oricial end of said means.

' C. HAROLD EDMUNDS. 

